Lainey - beloved gay actor

Today Lainey wrote an article about John Travolta and Kelly Preston here.  In the middle of discussing their ridiculous fake relationship, she snuck in a mini-blind (I placed the blind part in italics below):

This is for your parents

It’s your parents who don’t know. And their parents. That’s who this is for.
Thank you for explaining it to me the last few weeks. Many of you have emailed to confirm that, indeed, there are people out there, A LOT of people, who still think John Travolta is straight. That it would be impossible for him to be un-straight considering he has a beautiful wife and children. So when John and Kelly Preston show up at the premiere of Savages, nuzzling each other for the cameras, suggesting that they do have man and woman sex, it’s for the benefit of your parents.
But is it unfair of us? They’re not the only ones. 

Why am I so kind to the beloved gay actor who adores his wife, who is his life partner, while loving his serious boyfriend? In public they front like theirs is a legit hetero situation too. In that case they are honest in private. She knows, they all know, their friends know, an entire community knows, and no one is trying to suppress or change it; they just stop short of the press release.

That’s what’s uncomfortable about Travolta’s predicament. The more they try to push it out of him, the  less control he has of who he is. Which is why his boner keeps getting in the way of his massage therapy. It’s been over 25 years of boners and massage therapy. He won’t be able to discredit them all.
 

I am thinking Hugh Jackman.  You?

Blind Vice! Franchise Star's Late-Night Secret!

New from Ted today -

Blind Vice!  Franchise Star's Late-Night Secret!


Oh, the luxurious lifestyles of those rich and famous franchise stars!
They basically run Hollywood these days, what with their movies making gajillions of dollars at the box office and all that. But it's when they step out of that limelight that their perfect little facades fade away and their naughty little secrets come to light.
Like, say, Sammy Sniffles and a late night secret that's yet to be exposed...
Until now.
Sammy recently appeared in a mucho-hyped big screen flick, Three Cheers for the Underdog. One of those million dollar popcorn flicks that comes with action figures, legions of devoted fans and instant A-list credit.
And Sam does not disappoint when it comes to living the franchise lifestyle.
For one, S2 is into that whole fakey romance thing (complete with lovey-dovey paparazzi pics, natch), and, while that's one secret Sam would not want revealed, there's a nastier Vice that's starting to draw even more attention:
Cocaine! And loads of it!
Yep, like so many stars of yesteryear (or even yesterday), as soon as Sammy made it big in Tinseltown, the drugs started flowing. Now, Sam—discreetly, of course—will spend the whole night snorting lines of blow.
So when does the party end? Well, it doesn't, really.
Sammy does enough coke to stay awake through the wee hours of the morning, then heads directly from the party to whatever sort of work Sniffles has that day.
So far though, Sam hasn't slipped. But we're assuming it's only a matter of time.
AND IT AIN'T: Kristen Stewart, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Hemsworth

Eliminated as of 6/16/12: Kristen Stewart, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Hemsworth, Cobie Smulders, Andrew Garfield, Michael Fassbender, Scarelett Johansson, Anne Hathaway, Zoe Saldana, Rob Pattinson, (Tom Hiddleston "hardly... not a bad guess"),

Top suspect: 

Blind Vice: Chiquita's Latest Party Trick Titillates!

New BV from Ted today -

Blind Vice!  Chiquita's Latest Party Trick Titillates!

Have we mentioned that Chiquita is, well, bananas?
If her using her man-trapping nether regions to sleep her way to the top (or at least to primetime) or that outrageous diva 'tude (seriously, who does this broad think she is?) wasn't enough to convince you, well, maybe you're just as kooky as Chicky is!
Which means you'll love her latest party trick:
Not only does Chiquita make it a habit to hook up with at least one costar per party, natch, but she's taken to a stripping routine of sorts.
At a recent A-list fête attended by our brassy babe and her coworkers, partygoers were left shocked when Chiquita cut a line for the bathroom and disappeared inside.
Well, the cutting wasn't actually what had jaws dropping—Chiquita is way too famous to wait in lines, of course—it was what she revealed when she left the powder room.
Which was her lingerie.
Yep, Chiquita hit the bathroom, stripped off some clothing and returned to the party in her hot pants like it was totally normal. And that's how she entertained for the rest of the evening: in her pseudo-birthday suit.
On second thought, guess I'm not too surprised. She's always been more likely to bare her body than her soul.
AND IT AIN'T: Blake Lively, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Emily VanCamp

Please use the label below for a link to our posts on the previous Chiquita BVs, including a full list of who has been eliminated.

Top suspect: Naya Rivera

Blind Vice: Veronica Bee-Stings Has Been Stung!

New from Ted Friday May 11 -

Blind Vice: Veronica Bee-Stings Has Been Stung!

If sometimes trampy, always crafty Veronica Bee-Stings can find love, then we all can, right?!
That's what Awful Truth's broken hearted club is hoping, at least. Because we recently caught wind that our dear VBS—who never met a husband she couldn't steal or a lie she wouldn't tell—isn't just hooking up with her current beefcake B-Lister.
Nope, Ronnie has been bitten by the love bug. And how!
"She's telling everyone she knows that she's in love," a close pal of Veronica's dishes about the surgically enhanced starlet and her boy toy of the moment, who (if you believe Ms. Bee-Stings) might be "the one."
How trés romantic, no?! Sounds like someone's ready to get wifed up!
Actually, on second thought, that's not saying much, as Veronica has always been known to fall hard and fast for the many men in her life. At least that's what she wants you to believe...she values the paparazzi pictures of her and her famous beaus far more than any TLC they give her.
That is, until now.
"She's changed her ways. Really!" her friend promises. "She's not interested in setting up tabloid pictures or flaunting him on the red carpet. She actually likes spending time with him. It helps that he's crazy about her too."
All her ways except one.
We have a feeling she isn't exactly revealing her nasty secrets to this dude either, ya know, in case her rather risqué past makes him want to cut and run.
So instead she'll keep those sexy skeletons buried in the back of her closet, behind all those Hervé mini-dresses and designer pumps.
AND IT AIN'T: Katy Perry, Charlize Theron, Lea Michele

Please use the label below for a link to our posts on the previous Veronica Bee-Stings BVs, including a full list of who has been eliminated.

Top suspect: Blake Lively

Blind Vice: Double Devious Doings!

New from Ted today... kickin' it old school with two random Vices in one -

Blind Vice: Double Devious Doings!

Oh, what a tangled website we weave, when at first we practice to deceive. That's what one of those crusty writer guys said, right?
OK, maybe not exactly, but conniving, breasty Harriet Talons sure had that in mind when she backstabbed so many people on her current hit show, her own network's New York website is currently weighing whether or not to write a scathing exposé on Harriet's behind-the-scenes shenanigans—they're that damn impressive.
Back in Hollywood, but equally as stealth—and to far more sexy results—would be an Oscar-nominated star's party behavior. Want to hear what Freddie Friction picked up along with his cocktail?
A date!
And it's weird on so many levels: Just like Harriet, who tells the world constantly (mostly in women's magazines) how down-to-earth and shy and humble she is, Jeremy's been busy spinning a similar ersatz media presence. For instance, he often talks about how "straight" he is. Like, a lot.
Isn't it fascinating how very unlike Crescent Cumquat and Topher Hairy-Tuchus—who often depend on extravagant online shenanigans to hook up with guys they fancy—Freddie is. He just asked a guy home at a recent N.Y. party! Right in front of everybody!
And even though the party dude who Freddie asked back to his place was completely shocked, he did manage to say yes, in case you were wondering.
Yeah, maybe it was kinda stupid for Freddie (who we hear is a tad on the old-fashioned side) to let this all go down in the open, but hey, makes more sense than Craigslist, huh? Less of a trail…
I think Freddie's gonna be a crafty one, just like Harriet. In fact, I'm sure of it!
AND IT AIN'T: Felicity Huffman and Chord Overstreet, Joan Rivers and Zac Efron, Betty White and Robert Pattinson

Please use the label below for the links to our previous Harriet Talons BVs, including a full list of who has been eliminated.

Top suspect for Harriet Talons:  Teri Hatcher

Top suspect for Freddie Friction: Jeremy Renner

Blind Vice! Hot Celeb Thinks Different to Get Lucky

New from Ted on Friday May 4 -

Blind Vice!  Hot Celeb Thinks Different to Get Lucky!

Traylor McMuff is the kind of celeb dude who enjoys many of the trappings of Hollywood life. But the guy will probably never go home with an Oscar, that's just a cold hard fact.

Instead, Traylor gets to take back to his bicoastal abodes many other things, mainly lots of money, tons of friends who love his outgoing personality, and, um, just about every woman who he comes in contact with, both married and not.

What's his secret?

Traylor hangs out almost exclusively with gay men!

See, Traylor knows that despite his killer abs and face, both L.A. and New York are chock-full of gorgeous young men who are dying to show almost any woman a good time. And even though Traylor's bod is drop-dead tight (still) and his face is chiseled as they come, he is not, how shall we say, getting any younger.

He therefore loves nothing more than going out—sometimes several times in one week—with his friends to gay bars. Because Traylor knows full well that often where gay men go, also go their straight best girlfriends.

And these gals are usually so taken aback to find out Traylor isn't secretly gay (as many folks think) they're willing to do just about anything the McMuff asks.

Which just happens to always include taking them back to his pad and—how shall I put this?—having nooky that's not exactly great for everybody.

Just Traylor.

What a naughty boy in more ways than one!

AND IT AIN'T: Matthew McConaughey, Mark Wahlberg, Kanye West

Update 5/11/12 Ted has eliminated: Matthew McConaughey, Mark Wahlberg, Kanye West, Jeremy Renner.

Top suspect: 

Blind Vice! Cash-Strapped Caesar Rewrites History!

New BV from Ted today -

Blind Vice!  Cash-Strapped Caesar Rewrites History!

Caesar Anchovy-Arse has always been known for being a fairly talented man. But what the world doesn't know about him really does remain his best (unknown) achievement: Preventing the world from learning just how poorly he's treated his partner, Strippa Rip-Ya.
But Caesar's latest shenanigans really do trump all his past debauched behavior, and that's saying something:

Because fooling around or getting high is nothing compared to actually hurting your woman and then claiming you were helping her along in her career path...which is exactly what Caesar's latest line is all about.
"He's claiming he made her," says a pal to the put-upon couple, regarding Strippa's professional success (which, admittedly, has been quite mixed). "Can you believe that?" asks the friend, rhetorically.
The famous couple's pal is shocked mostly because Caesar's form of supporting his wife in the past has usually consisted of verbally abusing her. Or worse. He's been an unacceptable husband, in every sense of the word.
But now, Mr. Anchovy-Arse is claiming otherwise, just so he can be assured of spending Strippa's paychecks—for now, and forever.
Jeez, is it Hollywood that creates these men, or have they always been around?
AND IT AIN'T: Peter Facinelli, David Beckham, Ashton Kutcher

Please use the labels below to read our posts on the previous Ceasar and Strippa BVs, including full lists of who has been eliminated.

Top suspects: Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony

Blind Vice! Match Made in Hot Star Heaven

New from Ted today -

Blind Vice!  Match Made in Hot Star Heaven

Where art thou, heartthrob Nelly Fang?
Hooking up with the most stunning partner in his fairly impressive past, that's what!
The fact that Nelly's currently smitten with golden celeb Queen Djibouti is such great news because…
As we all know, Nelly hasn't always made the wisest (or safest) romance choices in the past.
And besides, Nelly has such an impressive everything—face, career, personality, etc.—isn't it about time he settle down with somebody who's as beautifully put together, not to mentioned gifted, as he is? Totally!
Queen, who's not quite as romantically experimental as Nelly, is still probably a pretty perfect fit for her new man, as she's all about the work (just like Fang) and is totally easygoing in her private life. Which is probably why she used to date a guy just like Nelly, who also likes to do his own thing.
In other words, Fang and Queen's exes are probably each other's types! Or certainly were at one time.
But that's then. Now is all about Nelly and Queen slowly cementing their hotness for each other, which appears to be the real thing.
Kind of a shocker for Mr. Fang, who's not unused to the fake-partner P.R. thing.
We actually dig this new Nelly.
True love's always hot, right?
It Ain't: Tim Tebow and Taylor Swift, Taylor Kinney and Lady Gaga, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively

Please use the label below to read our posts on the previous Nelly Fang BVs, including a full list of who has been eliminated.

Top suspects:  

Nelly Fang = Alexander Skarsgard
Queen Dijibouti - Charlize Theron

Blind Vice! Will Harriet Talons Ever Work Again?

New from Ted yesterday April 13 -

Blind Vice!   Will Harriet Talons Ever Work Again?


You certainly all remember Harriet Talons, right? Our Blind Vice maven was just inducted into monikered infamy and is already back for another round of d-r-a-m-a. Would you expect anything less from someone wanted killed off her own show?
Well, apparently, horrible Harriet isn't as confident in her job security as we think she should be, because the boob-tube broad has been secretly trying to book another gig...ya know, just in case!
Apparently Harriet is supremely nervous about her future—or so say people within her camp.
While we already told you Ms. Talons probably won't be canned from her juicy hit series anytime soon (or ever), she has caught whiff of the hostility directed her way and is worried that sooner or later her attitude may lead to her demise.
Hey, we're just shocked she had enough self-awareness to realize everyone thought her stuff actually did stink.
But instead of, we don't know, simply being nicer to her costars and hard-working crew, or being less of a diva at the office (that would make far too much sense), H.T. has been aggressively pushing her agents to find other work.
That way she'll stay one step ahead of any potential firing. We told you she was a crafty devil, didn't we?
Here's the thing: She can't find any jobs!
You might think producers would be eager beavers to book the seemingly so talented Harriet for their gig, but her pushy reputation precedes her. And no one wants to have Harriet's talons unleashed on their set, heaven forbid!
But really, can you blame them?!
AND IT AIN'T: Naya Rivera, Eva Longoria, Kristin Bauer

Please use the label below for a link to our post on the previous Harriet Talons BV, including a full list of who has been eliminated.

Top suspect:  Teri Hatcher

Bonus Blind! Studio Takes Revenge on Naughty Star!

New BV from Ted on Monday April 9 -

Bonus Blind!  Studio Takes Revenge on Naughty Star!

Forget the old adage about hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. It's a bitter production studio that residents of Hollywood apparently need to watch out for!
Especially if you're a featured player from a glossy new pic and you directly oppose what the studio has told you to do on the press line. Look out, Blake Barbina, who was recently made to pay the price heavily for misspeaking to the media:
Blake, who has a pretty decent fan base, was told to only talk about the new movie Blake was busy promoting for Siren Pictures, Life After Teenage Lust. Siren was adamant that Barbina only talk about Lust, and not the many other projects Blake had in the works.
But, of course, what Hollywood actor thinks he or she can't do what he or she wants, especially if a large fandom is involved? That's right. Probably close to zero.
So, when doing press recently, B.B. went ahead and blabbed all about the other projects coming up, giving second-shrift to Lust. Siren was apoplectic.
So much so, they decided to release to the press some not so valiant activities of Blake's. And Barbina was shocked, to say the least—not to mention totally caught off guard, which had been Siren's precise intent.
In other words, Blake's personal life will never again be the same, but Siren's assured compliance with their stars in the press is now pretty much assured. For the time being, at least.
Way to go, Siren, it's like you've been taking lessons from Nikki Reed or something!
AND IT AINT: Nikki Reed, Zac Effron, Jennifer Lawrence

Top suspect:

Blind Vice! Brash Young Nobody Paws the Help and Hollers!

New BV from Ted yesterday -

Blind Vice!  Brash Young Nobody Paws the Help and Hollers!


Stars new to the scene can be so stupid. They haul outta town and they think they can act all diva-like and nobody's gonna be the wiser.
Uh, wrong! And perhaps no one's realizing this right now better than Consuela Conveyor-Belt, a newly minted star who thinks her stuff don't stink just because she went to the Oscars.
Gosh, what did Consuela do, exactly?
She ditched that boyfriend's she's so busy pretending to be all hot 'n' bothered with and went to a resort popular with disco-eyed Angelinos. With some girlfriends.
And when the partying gals hit a club which just happened to have a cocktail waitress who caught Consuela's eye, that's when things really got interesting.

Consuela made a pass at the waitress. The server then got all offended and stuff. Probably had something to do with Ms. Conveyor-Belt sticking her hand up the waitress's skirt, ya know?
The gorgeous worker-bee screamed bloody murder, at which point Consuela screamed even louder bloody murder! How dare you accuse me, don't you know who I am, and all that self-important crap.
There was a scuffle and then management swept the whole thing under the carpet, as it were.
Lesson learned: Sanctimonious B-listers who scream enough always get their way.
Until their beards who don't like the unnecessary attention drop them faster than you can say, "Who's next on the conveyor belt?"
AND IT AIN'T: Lauren Conrad, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Love Hewitt

Update 4/14/12 - Ted has also eliminated Zoe Saldana.

Top suspect: 

Four Sisters Blind Item #2

Here is our second blind item of our own.  Like last time, there will be no reveal.

Four Sisters Blind Item #2 

This married comedian just wrapped up filming a movie.  While we've heard he was neurotic, we were surprised to hear he was sexting a young woman on the set.  When she told a well-known producer on set about his antics, she was told this was nothing out of the ordinary.  In fact, he said that ordering strippers is more his thing.  

It's NOT: Paul Rudd, Vince Vaughn.

Blind Vice! TV Crew Wants Demanding Diva Killed Off!

New BV from Ted yesterday, Friday March 30 -

Blind Vice! TV Crew Wants Demanding Diva Killed Off!


Are you all ready for some end-of-the-week coworker catfighting?!
Have you ever despised another employee so dearly that you hoped against hope that one day they'd be canned, allowing you to lay claim to their cubicle and freeing you from the burden of their watercooler blabber?
Meet Harriet Talons—and rest easy knowing she won't be occupying your office anytime soon. She's a popular boob-tube babe on one of those hit series that's always being talked about…which would so not be the case if her coworkers had a say in it:
Because they want her character killed.
Dead. Six feet under. Never to be heard from again. And they want Harriet banished from set, thrown out on her perfectly toned toosh to fend for herself in cold, cruel Hollywood. Yep, Harriet's entire crew wants her fired.

And badly.
In fact, it's all pretty much anyone ever talks about anymore. The problem is, Ms. Talon's safety is all but secured—while another character's life hangs in the balance, Harriet knows her onscreen alter ego won't bite it anytime soon.
Probably not ever, actually.
Sorry, crew folk, looks like the wrath of Harriet will live on. I would normally suggest the people who truly despise her quit…but then there'd be no one left to work on the show (and some of H.T.'s castmates are pretty sweet, I wouldn't want them to be punished).
If it makes you feel better, know that it's not just at work that she's a total nightmare.
Heck, even Harriet's neighbor—who's a big-screen heartthrob as well as a juicy Vice star—can't stand the chick. Maybe it's because she's always begging for him to date her, which, FYI, he wouldn't do in a billion years.
AND IT AIN'T: Ellen Pompeo, Emily VanCamp, Jessica Lange

Update: As of 6/8/12, Ted has eliminated: Ellen Pompeo, Emily VanCamp, Jessica Lange, January Jones, Christina Hendricks, Anna Paquin, Candice Accola, Juliana Marguiles, Madeline Stowe, Naya Rivera, Eva Longoria, Kristin Bauer, Elisabeth Moss, anyone from Pretty Little Liars, Mindy Kaling, Katherine Heigl, Jane Lynch, Nina Dobrev, Jennifer Morrison, Felicity Huffman, Joan Rivers, Betty White, Julie Bowen, Claire Danes, anyone from Grey's Anatomy, Kate Walsh, Amy Brenneman


Top suspect: Teri Hatcher

Bonus Blind! Another Gay Star Bites the Closeted Dust

Catching up from a crazy week!  New from Ted on Monday March 26. Barry Wanger-Banger returns -

Bonus Blind!  Another Gay Star Bites the Closeted Dust


It takes a lot to shock us here at AT.
That said, we were pretty taken aback recently by some personal plans announced by the hunky Barry Wanger-Banger, a pretty cool gay dude who's never made a point of hauling out the beard factor for his career.
Until now, that is. So color us plum, then, when Barry just revealed…

He's taken the "relationship" he's got going with his latest "girlfriend" to the next level.
Barry's certainly intimating he's going to marry this poor woman (who we seriously doubt knows the full extent of what her man prefers to do between the sheets when she's not around), and the tabloids are certainly biting this possible-engagement line hook, line and sink-her.
Come again? This is the same guy who in the past has proven so pathetically inept at the dating-a-female thing, his idea of a hot time at home is playing basketball out back with the guys? This is with the chick hanging around inside the house, mind you, wondering what the ef she's even doing there in the first place.
Even George Clooney knows not to invite the gals over while he's playing B-ball with the boys! Why can't Barry figure this simple rule out?
Well, because being with the women—and certainly getting engaged to them—was never really his idea in the first place. Nope, we've got a real Jackie Bouffant situation going on here, babes, where Barry's creative team decided it was high time Wanger-Banger's career got, well, bangin' again.
And what better way to do that than with fake matrimony?
Well, fake babies. And that very well may be the next step.
AND IT AIN'T: Jonah Hill, Justin Timberlake, Alex Pettyfer

Here is a link to our post discussing the previous Bary Wanger Banger Blind Vice, including a full list of who has been eliminated.

Blind Vice: Toothy Gets Slutty With Room Service

New from Ted yesterday -

Blind Vice: Toothy Gets Slutty With Room Service!


Do we have any Blind Vice couples with happy endings? Stealth Stud-Poof and his BF? Eh. Judas Jack-Off and Dashed Dingle-Dream? Definitely not.
So it was with naïve, battered hope we were all holding out for a Toothy Tile and Grey Goose's happy ending, right?
Don't think we're getting it:
Because even though put-upon Grey has looked the other way during Toothy's pastindiscretions this latest one's a little harder to stomach.
T2 had the nerve to not exactly discreetly hole up in a fancy hotel room recently with a coworker. From one of his movies, no less.
It did not go unnoticed by the posh inn's even more posh clientele.
This is a far cry from one of Toothy's back-alley pretty-boy quickies, and it's a situation Grey's finding it much harder to not let bug him.
We say why try? Isn't enough enough?
Come on, true love's one thing (especially when you have family together), but unending masochistic devotion's entirely another.
Grey, stop pretending you're Saint Suck-Up and completely move on, already.
AND IT AIN'T: Brandon Routh, Lenny Kravitz, Jon Hamm

Please refer to the link below for posts on our previous posts on Toothy Tile and Grey Goose, including complete lists of who has been eliminated for each. 
* HERE is our list of who Ted has eliminated as Toothy.

Top suspects:  
Toothy Tile = Jake Gyllenhaal  
Grey Goose = Austin Nichols

Lainey 3/21/12: Scared Straight

Both are acclaimed actors. One’s an actor you find super cute. He’s popular and adorable, like dimples and old fashioned dresses. The other’s an actor I find super gross. And dramatic. And full of his own sh-t. He fronts like he’s dark. He’s difficult. The work is often beneath him. The work is often taken away from him because the attitude that it is beneath him is so often intolerable The two had a torrid affair. Which is nothing unusual, of course not. Except that dimples broke up with drama and drama practically had a psychotic break. There was a month-long spiral. A couple of times he came close to really hurting himself. He also threatened to expose them both, though no one is taking that seriously. As a result, his heartbreaker is trying, ignorantly, to go back to the other side of his bisexuality.

Updates:
 Lainey has eliminated Jake G, James Franco, Matt Morrison

At her smut soiree, Lainey revealed this to be about Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Michael Pitt.

Robert Downey Jr. stirring up blind items?

Of all people, our one brother sent us this article from the Daily Beast -

Rep: Robery Downey Jr. Isn't Online Commenter

Is Robert Downey Jr. the anonymous blog commenter who’s been rocking the Internet chattering class with scandalous allegations about beloved Hollywood celebrities? Speculation came to a head last week about a frequent guest to the comments section of the gossip website Crazy Days and Nights identifying himself as “Himmmm” who dropped vividly detailed, insider-y blind items about a secret call-girl ring alleged to include Hayden Panettiere and Amanda Bynes. Citing a number of telltale clues, the website Jezebel was first to ponder Downey’s involvement, and from there it became a parlor game among celeb-loving Web users to prove it. Asked point-blank whether the anonymous commenter is in fact Downey, the star’s publicist, Alan Nierob, told The Daily Beast, “Of course it’s not.”

Interesting!  Although we have boycotted CDAN ever since that loser called us "bored housewives" (AS IF!).  The article on Jezebel really sums it up.... the prostitution ring sounds disgusting.  RDJ if you post on here too, HI and please don't leave! ;)

Vintage BV: Thelma Turnip

Since a reader from Ted's mailbag brought up this vintage BV, we realized that we didn't have it here!  So here it is... Thelma Turnip from 2007!

One Stalled Comeback Blind Vice - April 20, 2007


Thelma Turnip is looking rather like, well, a turnip these days.

Hardly the secret, really, as T2's puss-ravaging lifestyle has left her cover-ready looks a little worse for the wear these past few years. Not even my Aunt Martha in Texas is surprised to see T.T. looking like a slightly younger version of Barbara Bush at myriad H-town events.

But Thelma-doll's looks ain't exactly the point of this item—it's her career, which everyone from the fruit sprayer at Gelson's to CAA honchos is debating whether or not is salvageable. My guess? No way.

Why? Because the top spinmeisters in town (ya know, the crowd that's known for darling little campaigns such as convincing the American public that Eddie Murphy is a "Good Samaritan" because he gave a peeyem ride to a transvestite) are turning down T.T. right 'n' leery left. Jeez, that says somethin', I'm tellin' ya.

"She's not ready," one of T-town's premier Machiavellian types told me after she had been asked to raise Ms. Turnip's chances for a professional resurgence. When pressed, the wizard at reinventing fallen entertainment idols told me Ms. Turnip is still—you guessed it—not exactly cleaned up, as everyone currently thinks.

Hey, I used to be addicted to that crap, I know how tough it is—good luck, Thelma! We're prayin' for ya, you gonzo g-friend!

And It Ain't: Courtney Love, Heather Locklear, Sarah Ferguson

Eliminated:  Courtney Love, Heather Locklear, Sarah Ferguson, Whitney Houston, Sharon Stone, Kate Moss, Britney Spears, Farrah Fawcett, Diana Ross, Juliette Lewis, Stevie Nicks

Top suspect: